Montag, 31. Dezember 2012

Sonntag, 23. Dezember 2012

After waiting unbearable 2 weeks to receive my ordered RA-Tech WE AK
PMC, I finally can hold it in my hands and call it mine. It does quite a
great impression and feels rugged and sturdy.

To be honest, I find an AK 47 in the”PMC” look quite ugly – but that
is my personal opinion. None the less, I think WE did a pretty good job
to get the PMC look right and showed courage to bring a “western” AK to
the GBBR Market. Variation is always good.

This particular WE AK PMC model is a customized one by RA-Tech and
officially called “RA-Tech Custom Works WE AK-PMC Level 1″. In optical
terms there is no difference from the regular WE AK PMC.

The Main differnce are in the upgraded internals and are as follows:

RA WE AK steel CNC trigger

RA WE AK steel CNC hammer

RA WE AK steel CNC sear

RA WE AK steel CNC firing pin

RA WE AK steel CNC Valve Locker

RA NPAS Kit

RA WE AK steel CNC inner select lever

RA Precision inner barrel 6.01mm

RA Hop Up Rubber

The first thing I did after taking it out of the box and aiming a few
time down the sight and charging (while grinning like a moron), was to
dismount the “reload help” also known as “magwell”.

Unscrewing the 2 screws which were holding the magwell was quite a
fight, since WE drizzled a drop of blue Locktite on each screw. After
2-3 minutes it was done and the AK was free of that “dead weight”.

Another thing that I noticed while unscrewing the magwell was, that
the Buffer Tube was loose. After screwing the flat-head socket head cap
screw (ah…I love those long english technical terms) the tube was tight –
for now. After shooting a few dry shots it got loose again. I have no
Idea why WE didn’t drizzle another drop of Locktite here. Would’ve been
definitley more useful then on the magwell screws…

However, the Buttstock over all is quite nice, since the cheek rest
ist comfortable – until you mount a reddot and intend to use it. It is
really low but for what it was intended – for iron-sight aiming – it is
perfect in its height. But this is just a small setback for me, since I
already ordered a new buttstock – more ALFA ANTITERROR style.

The Buttstock is M4/CAR15 like and has 6 positions – each 1 cm in
difference to each other. Downside – if you want to mount another style
Buttstock (realwood or underfolder, etc.), you will need to drill out
the rivets holding the Buffer Tube.

WE did a good job in the little details, that I personally really
like. The Buttstock has 2 seperate chambers for storing for e.g.
battery’s, skittles or even the original AK47 cleaning kit. Also the
buffer tube has a hidden and even with a O-ring sealed chamber (if
waterproof, I can’t confirm for now, but I will soon check this matter
an add it to the review). Both only reachable if the Buttstock is taken
off from the Buffer Tube.

Another lovely detail is the intergrated Swing Swivel QD (quick
detach) for your Sling of your choice. Just press the button in the
middle and take it off or switch it to the other side.

Love it and saves me the bucks for getting one!

What I really like are the cyrillic leters on the Fire-selector - ДВ for Full-Auto and OД for
Semi-Auto – just like the real deal. The Fire-selector itself is also
“westernized” and has a “Bolt-Catch” or “Bolt-Lock” – you can charge the
Bolt back and put the selector on safe and lock it (see picture above)
– so you can engange quicker in a possible “fire-fight scenario”.
Switch it to to Full or Semi and you are ready to shoot – since the bolt
automaticly feeds the first round. Quite cool, but quite useless.

The extra little handle on the fire selector is a great addition,
because you can easily reach it with the tip of your index finger and
even switch it from safe to semi and backwards.

My favorite part of this GBBR is the Full-Travel-Bolt. Full Travel in
terms of that you can charge the bolt the full way back like you can on
an real AK – total of 12cm!! Thanks to WE’s open-bolt system you have
also the optical pleasure of shooting an real AK – not to mention the
amazing blowback. The WE AK-series has an amazing kickback – it feels
like shooting a real 9mm gas-operated Rifle.

On this picture you can see the easy accessible Hop-Up unit. Turning
the serrated wheel to the right increases the Hop-up (bb’s shooting up)
and turning it to the left does the contrary (bb’s shooting down). As
mentioned before, this custom worked version from RA-Tech has already
the RA-Tech Hop-Up Rubber implemented.

For me as a russian gear and weapon fetichist the debossed Star and
the (same as on every other WE AK, even the shoter WE AK74UN) “ongoing”
serial number is a straightforwarded slap to the face. But to stay
impartial – it does not effect the GBBR’s function in any way –
thankfully!

Since I live in germany and we need the “F” in a pentagon symbol on
our “GBB’s and other compressed air guns” by law (to indicate to the
public that this is a “Free weapon” – Free in terms of you can buy it at
the age of 18 and it has max. muzzle energy of 7,5 Joule), I am quite
happy that the importer did the “Law” markings decently.

The lower Receiver and the Top Cover are – again- just like the real
deal made out of stamped steel. They look, feel and sound also like the
same.

On the left picture you can see the Rear Sight and the Block
Assembly. The Rear Sight can be modified from 100m-1000m – like you can
on an real AK. The Block Assembly has strangely a rough surface – not to
mention hat it is made out of an alloy casting o0 – well at least it is
metal and not some polymer/plastic stuff.

The Gas-Tube lever works just like the real counterpart – push it up to be able to disassamble the Gas-Tube.

Lower and upper Handguard seem likely, but are made out of 2
different materials. Whereas the lower Handguard is made out of a (very
durable) polymer (including the lower rails – excepting the side rails,
those are steel), the upper Handguard is completely made out of an alloy
casting (sadly the same goes for the bolt – maybe RA-Tech will deliver
later a steel CNC one).

Front Sight and outer Barrel are also made out of an alloy casting –
intrestingly the Muzzle, cleaning Rod, Front Sight Rivet and the Front
Sight Bead are made out of Steel. Again – thankfully it is “metal” and
not some chinese plastic.

The Muzzle can be unscrewn after pushing the safety pin in (on top) –
If an real steel AK74 or other Muzzle can be attached without
modification, I can’t say – for now – since I don’t have any lying
around (I will check and add later to the review)

Cleaning Rod can also be detached and even used like a real one! Just
fiddle some cloth on the lower opening and ready you are for some
barrel cleaning – but caution! be gentle and try not to scratch the
inner barrel! (could probably harm your precision). The Front Sight Bead
can be unscrewn like on an real AK and painted or even exchange with
colored or even glowing (tritium) aftermarket beads.

Another cool thing and beside the full-travel bolt and hard blowback
the reason why I decided to buy this GBBR, is the way how to dissasemble
this Rifle. I know, I know, I said it already a million times – but
again – its just like the real deal!

Press the holding button.

Take Top Cover away.

Take the recoil Spring out.

Slide the Bolt with Piston to the back of the Rifle

Take Bolt and Piston out.

Done!

Of course you could disassemble the triggerunit and so on – but for
cleaning purposes or maintenance this is perfect, since you can reach
everything important from this initial position.

On the right picture you can see the difference of the Piston length from the WE AK PMC and the (the lower one) WE AK74UN.

Sadly the recoil/blowback does not really work like a gas-powered Rifle does in real life.

Here you can see really good the Trigger Unit and the “naked innards”
of this beauty. As mentioned in the beginning – most parts (the
importan ones) are made out of steel (not casted!)

The Magazine which is included is a AK47 7.62×39 stamped steel style
magazin. There is no technical difference between the PMC Magazines and
the AK74UN (5.45×39) – both fit in the WE AK PMC and vice versa. This
gives the buye the advantage to “decide” whether you want an 7.62×39 or
an 5.45×39 “Poison Bullet” style AK. My persion decision is the latter
one.

But there is a major difference between both Magazine types, which
you will notice after a long period of using and abusing this GBBR. The
AK74UN (5.45×39) Magazine are completel made out of plastic – even the
hook lips and the nose (sorry, I have no idea what the correct english
terms are) of the mag. You will significantly see that it wears off
after time and soon or later you will have problems in insert the
Magazines without wobble or problems. The 7.62×39 style Magazines have
those important parts made out of Steel, like the rest of the Magazine. I
don’t know why WE decided to save again on the wrong things (like the
drizzle of Locktite for the Buffer tube – Oh well…)

To prevent this, I decided to buy some real steel Magazines and
exchange the hull witht the WE Magazines (after some modifications) – A
Tutorial will follow shortly.

On the left you can see the Gas Valve and the 2 switches which are
used to change the shooting state of the Magazine. If you want to dry
fire (without any bb’s), put the top switch to the back (in direction to
the Gas Valve) – if not, do the other way around and you will here a
classical metal “click” when you are out of “bullets”.

On the right side you can see the Gas output and the feeding lips for
the bb’s. Both Magazines types hold a maximum of 50 bb’s per Magazine.
(For my Taste to much, since I am a MilSim type of player – but thats
ok, since I can easily load only 30 bb’s)

To be Honest, I didn’t had the time to properly test the shooting
ability, but using only Green Gas (Brand: UltraAir) and KingArms
Platinum Series 0.25g bb’s, shooting at ~30m with a Temperature of 12-15
degree Celsius and high humidity (after Raining) and using only Iron
Sights, the GBBR shoots without any Cooldown problems (around 100 shots
rapidly) pretty good. I shot at a McDonalds Coffee cup with the Size of
around 11cm x 6cm (upside down on a stick) and hit around 80% of the
time while standing. But this is not enough to say whether its amazing,
good or something. The time will tell how good it is and I will
continously update the “longtime stresstest”

I tried one mag of Devils Blaster Diamond Grade Precision 0.40g bb’s
in grey – and I can already tell that those are not compatible with the
WE AK series. I got heavily feeding problems with the Magazine. They
kept stucking in the mag and didn’t even reached the feeding lips.

Real Contractor somewehere in Afghanistan or Iraq with an EOTech Holographic Sight.

Donnerstag, 20. Dezember 2012

This morning I stumbled about something interesting on youtube. As
you might already have guessed by the title, it is a suppressed mortar.
So, how is that possible? The answer lies within the used rounds mainly.

Have you heard of the NRS-2 (НРС-2) shooting knife or the PSS (ПСС)
pistol? Both are suppressed without having a suppressor. They are even
quieter then most guns with a suppressor. Developed in the 1980s, they
work the same way as the mortar does.

The cartridges contain a cylinder, which complete contains the gases from the explosion inside. The cylinder expands and pushes the projectile forward.
You can’t hear anything, but the noise caused by the friction.
The mortar rounds work exactly the same way. A downside of this design is, that the muzzle velocity is quite low.

The 2Б25 mortar is chambered in 82mm and was developed by Burevestinik (Буревестник)
in 2011. Due to the low muzzle velocity it has a range of 1200 meters
only. However it was designed for special units/operations anyway, so
targets have to be in visual range usually.
As for now there is only one HE round (3ВО35Е) available. I assume a
thermobaric will follow in the future since Russians have a lot of
experience in that field.
The mortar weights 15kg an can be carried by a single person. Usually a second one carries 4 rounds.

The advantages are obvious: No fire/flash or smoke which could give
away the position. The noise is equivalent to suppressed AK and thus it
can be fired without hearing protection.
There has always been a safety concern on the PSS pistole because the
spend cartridges are still under pressure and could possibly explode. On
a mortar this is clearly no problem anymore.

... year so some two thousand, at one event, the so-called "big brothers," I saw them the next rogue tricks. This strange device like a machine known speakers, only had detachable silencer. The name of this miracle has put me into an abyss of painful reflection, as the abbreviation SR3M
supposed relationship with a gun CP3 on which the new Wunderwaffe no
means looked like, and it was very similar to the automatic VAL

I dare say that I have made on Hot on the heels of telephone - the photo was probably the first in the open spaces of the Internet ...

Several years passed, and that thing got to mere mortals. That is up to our squad ...

On closer acquaintance I personally did not like the front handle. Though she had to blend in size forearm, but not everyone likes such arms, and front grip at all. But the most pressing problem was the installation of attachments - light laser sights and reflex scope.
Besides setting sights with the use of brackets for AK is fraught with
significant displacement of the axis of sight set on the longitudinal
axis of the weapon ...

Simplest way to install lights seen in the use of clamps for mufflers made by "Zenith". But there was another way.
Since SR3M modified with straps do not see us as their ears, at least
in the near future, the output is seen only in your own installation. As always came to help savvy and firm Zenith. Was manufactured set of short and long planks that were mounted on the fore-end staff ...

Now you can set the lights and even the collimator sight ...

In principle, the best option in terms of minimum interference in the design of weapons. You just drill a few small holes forearm ...

Due to the lack of play (at least on our machines) and the presence in
the structure of the forend metal frame stability STP, as applied to
this class of weapons, more than the ability to use weapons
dostatochna.Poyavilas stock folded that the use of sight, mounted on the
side of the bracket was, would be very difficult. But what about the grip? Forearm need a new design, which closes the trunk and the gas chamber on all sides. Naturally wanted to create a forearm is called the "from scratch" Certainly the preferred material - Aluminum alloy. But it is not a file to sharpen same?

But who will undertake this work? Luckily, I know people who know other people. Who can help me to realize my plans. Translate well to say the dream in the metal.

And such a person is found. Intelligent guy. His head and his hands grow from the right place. Medulla can use. Required skills and tools - are available.

Here are some of his works ...

Was worked out and approved by the general voting sketch products ...

Was solved and the problem with fitting formed forearm on the gun ... - Because ... I have friends who have friends ...and thank you, and both, for what they are ...

So - the forearm is made of milled aluminum alloy D16T ...

Brought a lot of problems fitting forearm as machines used during the
procedure, had different geometrical dimensions of the bearing surfaces. In other words, on one machine dangled forearm, and the other was set with a force ...

Installed on top of forearm strap for red dot scope. It does not prevent aiming with regular iron sight. To speed up the process of making forearm were used original plates from the "Zenith" ...

On the sides of the forearm are two short strips install a lamp or lamps. Or sling attachment ...

As far assuccessfulwillnewforearm - will show onlyPractice.We lookwaiting for feedback ... "

So - forearm packed, sent, received, unpacked, installed ...

On my rifle forearm established with little interference - sufficient to eliminate rolling. Its role in eliminating pitching is lower liner with bar ...

When pulling the two bottom screws 'ears' to sack, forearm "compress" the side of the front of the receiver.

The handle is fixed with two pins ...

Her seat cool prevents elongation bars ...

The handle of the STC. Because of its shape prevents manipulation of the 30 round magazine ...

True, there are disadvantages. When folded handle replacement stores possible. Also impossible to remove the handle from the speakers 'ears' foundation staff handles.

Handle RC-1 from the firm Zenith ...

When installing the light side of the transverse dimensions increase weapon ...

To avoid this it would be appropriate to set the lantern bottom forearm. But then there will be no room for the handle. BEFORE Available extension bracket B-16 firm Zenith was mounted on the bottom of the main strip. And on it were fixed lantern and a small "zenitovskih" handleRK-0 ...

- Without a muffler ...

- With folded ...

It is true in this scenario was found one annoying feature. The fact is that in this version is operated tridtsatizaryadnym store does not interfere. A dvadtsatizaryadny rests on the handle. Because the bottom of the plastic shopping wider than metal.

Annoying. - Oh well ...

Have to switch to the original version of the side mount lantern. And think about creating a muzzle device with integrated bottom rail for the lantern.